Foot-rest for row-boats



(No Model.)

B. E. TRUSGOTT. FOOT BEST FOR ROW BOATS.

No. 457,236. Patented Aug. 4, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDIVARD E. TRUSOOTT, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

FOOT-REST FOR ROW-BOATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,236, dated August 4, 1891. Application filed October 2, 1890. Serial No. 366,832. (No model.)

I or catches, said foot-rest being made adj ustable, so as to adapt itself to the use of the person operating the row-boat, the object being to provide a foot-rest which may be readily detached and attached, and which can be moved to and from the person using the same, in order to adapt itself to the length of limbs or the peculiar location of the seat within the .boat. These objects I accomplish by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a front view of the foot-rest in perspective. Fig. 2 shows an end view, and Fig. 3 showsa cross-section, of a modified form of the base-support of the frame-work.

Similar letters refer to similar parts thrbughv out the several views.

A represents that portion of the foot-brace against which the foot presses. This portion is preferably made of wood.

B B represent the frame-work supporting the part A. Each of the braces B is made, preferably, of metal, provided with an opening, as shown in Fig. 2, for the reception of the part A. Each brace B is provided with a projection or stud D, adapted to fit into holes in one of a pair of parallel base-bars C. It is also provided with a bent projection E, which is also adapted to fit into the holes or recesses in the support 0. The base 0 is preferably made of a bent or semicircular piece of metal and provided with holes for the reception of the studs or projections on the frames B B. These bases 0 C may be attached to the boat by means of screws passing through small holes provided in the base formeans of screws or bolts, as shown in Fig. 3 by O 0. It is obvious that this form of support may be modified without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The cross-piece A is securely fastened to the frames B B, so as to make a rigid framework, and the same is attached to the supports 0 C by simply fitting the projections E E into opposite holes in the base and then dropping, the studs D D into holes prepared for such purpose. Thus the pressure upon the part A does not lift the frame out of the base, the same being held therein by means of the curved project-ions E E.

, IVhenever it is desired to adjust the frame the studs D D are lifted out of the holes, when the projections E E are easily lifted, and the frame may be moved o or from the user. Ordinarily I prefer to place the holes about an inch or an inch and a half apart, such adjustment being close enough to answer all ordinary purposes.

The bases 0 C may be constructed of any suitable length; but I prefer to make them from a foot to eighteen inches in length, which allows for sufficient adjustment to the frame. Vhen the frame is not-in use, it maybe readily removed, and the base, being made of metal,

takes up little or no room in the boat.

In order to facilitate the removal of the frame from the base-supp0rts,I provide each frame with a projection or shoulder. (Shown in the drawings by S.) This shoulder or projection serves to act as a fulcrum or lever when the frame is lifted, so as to remove the ends D from the base, and the shoulder S may also serve as a lock to secure the hook E in position when the frame is placed upon the bases for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an adjustable foot-brace for rowboats, the combination of the cross-piece A, proyided with twoframes B B,said frames each provided with a stud andhook, and longitudinal bases provideilwith openings, the hooks an d studs of each frame adapted to engage with openings in the bases, said foot-brace adapted to be adjusted to and from the user, substantially as described.

2. Afoot-rest for row-bcats, consisting of a pair of parallel basebars O and a cross-piece V A, having upright end frames B B, each of which detachably connects at the lower part of its front and rear ends with one of the parallel base-bars for adjusting the end frames along thebase-bars, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, in a foot-rest for rowboats, of the base-bars C, having openings, and a cross-piece A, having upright end frames B, each provided at its lower end with a stud 

